USPTO Patents Application 09916507

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Applicant :
Appl . No . :

Filed:

DEC 2 7 2001

^ITHEJ^S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

PATENT
2185-0560P

VYasuaki HIDAKA et al .
09/916, 507
July 30, 2001

Conf . :

Group :

9754

UNASSIGNED

Examiner: UNASSIGNED

For :

LAMINATE OF LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
(SUBMISSION AFTER FILING OF AN APPLICATION
BUT BEFORE FINAL REJECTION OR NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE
OR CONCURRENTLY WITH A RULE 53 (d) CPA APPLICATION
"OR WITH A RULE 1.114 RCE APPLICATION)

Assistant Commissioner for Patents
Washington, DC 20231

Sir:

December 27, 2001

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98, applicant (s) • hereby
submit (s) an Information Disclosure Statement for consideration
by the Examiner.

I.

LIST OF PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION

The patents, publications, or other inf ormat^Mn^ submitted
for consideration by the Office are listed on the^T<9^1449 (s) ,

attached hereto.

II. COPIES (check at least one box)

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Submitted herewith is a legible cop^^f (i) each
U.S. and foreign patent; (ii) each pufe&^fifcation or
that portion which caused it to be listed; and
(iii) all other information or that portion which
caused it to be listed.

b.

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Some or all of the documents listed on the PTO-
1449 are not enclosed because they were cited in
the International Search Report and copies should
already be in the PTO file. If copies are needed,
please contact the undersigned.

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III. CONCISE EXPLANATION OF THE RELEVANCE

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DOCUMENTS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

b.

The attached patents, publications, or other
information in the English language do not
require a statement of relevancy.

DOCUMENTS NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

A concise explanation of the relevance of all
patents, publications, or other information
listed that is not in the English language is as
follows :

EP 0 624463A2 does not have an English language
translation attached.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SEARCH REPORT

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An English language version of the search report
or action that indicates the degree of relevance
found by the foreign office is attached, thereby
satisfying the requirement for a concise
explanation. See MPEP 609(A) (3) .

OTHER

The following additional information is provided
for the Examiner's consideration.

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IV. THIS IDS IS BEING FILED UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(b):

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b.

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within three months of the filing date of a
national application (37 C.F.R. § 1.97(b)(1)). No
fee or statement is required. (This section is
not to be used with RCE ! s and CPA f s) .

within three months of the date of entry of the
national stage as set forth in § 1.491 in an
international application (37 C.F.R.

§ 1.97(b)(2)). No fee or statement is required.

concurrently with the filing of a Continued
Prosecution Application under 37 C.F.R. § 1.53(d)
or concurrently with the filing of a Request for
Continued Examination under § 1.114 (37 C.F.R.
§ 1.97(b) (4)). No fee or statement is required.

before the mailing date of a first Action on the
merits (37 C.F.R. § 1.97(b)(3)). No fee or
statement is required.

In the event that a first Office Action on the
merits has been issued, please consider this IDS
under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c) and see the statement
under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e) below, or, if no
statement has been made, charge our deposit
account in the amount of $180.00 as required by
37 C.F.R. § 1.17 (p) .

V. □ THIS IDS IS BEING FILED UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c):

(check one box)

before the mailing date of a Final Office Action under 37
C.F.R. § 1.113 (See 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c)(1)) or before the
mailing date of a Notice of Allowance under 37 C.F.R.
§ 1.311 (See 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(c)(2)).

a. □ No statement; therefore, a fee in the amount of

$ 180. 00 as required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.17(p).

or

b. □ See the statement below. No fee is required.

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VI. STATEMENT UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e) (check only one box)
The undersigned hereby states that

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b.

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each item of information contained in the IDS was
first cited in any communication from a foreign
Patent Office in a counterpart foreign
application not more than three months prior to
the filing of this IDS; or

no item of information contained in the IDS was
cited in a communication from a foreign Patent
Office in a counterpart foreign application, and,
to the knowledge of the person signing the
certification after making reasonable inquiry, no
item of IDS was known to any individual
designated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56(c) more than three
months prior to the filing of the IDS.

Some of the items of information were cited in a
communication from a foreign Patent Office. As to
this information, the undersigned states that
each item of information contained in the IDS was
cited in a communication from a foreign Patent
Office in a counterpart foreign application not
more than three months prior to the filing of
this IDS. As to the remaining information, the
undersigned hereby states that no item of this
remaining information contained in the IDS was
cited in a communication from a foreign Patent
Office in a counterpart foreign application and,
to the best of my knowledge after making
reasonable inquiry, was known to any individual
designated in 37 C.F.R. § 1.56(c) more than three
months prior to the filing of this statement.

VII. PAYMENT OF FEES (check one box)

A check in the amount of $180.00 as required by 37
C.F.R. §. 1.17 (p) is enclosed for the above-identified
fee .

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Please charge Deposit Account No. 02-2448 in the
amount required by 37 C.F.R. § 1.17 (p) for the above-
indicated fee. A triplicate copy of this paper is
attached.

^ No fee is required.

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If the Examiner has any questions concerning this IDS,
he/she is requested to contact the undersigned. If it is
determined that this IDS has been filed under the wrong rule,
the PTO is requested to consider this IDS under the proper rule
and charge the appropriate fee to Deposit Account No. 02-2448.

If necessary, the Commissioner is hereby authorized in
this, concurrent, and future replies, to charge payment or
credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No. 02-2448 for any
additional fees required under 37 C.F.R. § 1.16 or under § 1.17;
particularly, extension of time fees.

Respectfully submitted,

BIRCH, STEWARD, KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP

Rayirfond C. Stewart, #21,066

2185-0560P

P.O. Box 747

Falls Church, VA 22040-0747
(703) 205-8000

Enclosures :

3 PTO-1449

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^ Foreign Search Report

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